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I finally tried running the auger at half speed on a sand bar in the Ohio River last week
Kept burning out shear pins running it full tilt like I always do, so I dropped to 50% RPM as a last resort. The suction actually improved and I pulled 40 more yards in the same shift than usual. Has anyone else messed around with varying their cutter speed based on material instead of just flooring it?
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the_leo1mo ago
That line about "flooring it" hit close to home. It's the same with a lot of stuff we do, not just running equipment. I've noticed that in my own life, pushing everything to the max all the time just burns things out faster, like with this old pressure washer I've got. Running it at half throttle actually lets it build pressure better instead of choking itself out. You ever catch yourself doing that with anything else, just slowing down to get more done?
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